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he's also a romney campaign foreign policy advisor. so he gets to work for the romney campaign while he works on fox news. in fact, mr. bolten announced his endorsement of mitt romney during an appearance on fox news. the folks at media matters have been tracking the overlap of the analysts. a spokesperson said his joint role as a fox news contributor and advisor is totally okay and super ethical because mr. bolten is not paid by the campaign and he gives foreign policy advice to lots of people. the most amazing example making efficient use of air time is carl rove. he does not work for the romney campaign, but he's the founder of the massive, massive pro-romney anti-obama super pac. and he gets to go on fox news and analyze his own campaign ad. for fox. spoiler alert, he thought his own campaign ad was awesome and totally effective. >> your super pac, american cross roads, this is a super pac. put out a recent video. this aimed at voters that were sold a bill of goods. that's where you're going with than. >> i'm glad you got the messa
he's also a romney campaign foreign policy advisor. so he gets to work for the romney campaign while he works on fox news. in fact, mr. bolten announced his endorsement of mitt romney during an appearance on fox news. the folks at media matters have been tracking the overlap of the analysts. a spokesperson said his joint role as a fox news contributor and advisor is totally okay and super ethical because mr. bolten is not paid by the campaign and he gives foreign policy advice to lots of...
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the sleeper issue is foreign policy and national security stuff. to have made comments that blunt and reckless about the palestini palestinian/israeli peace process, to come out while the embassy was still being attacked, and to have displayed, nobody has been talking about this at all today, but to display basic ignorance about nuclear national security in terms of a nuclear bomb and a dirty bomb in the context of iran, i feel like that stuff makes me hyper ventilate a little bit about this campaign in a way about how close this man is to the presidency with some real serious weaknesses on national security. >> you can bet a lot of people are asking that question. it's less the specifics about his foreign policy. than is he really ready for the presidency? he already suffered the image of being brittle, awkward, inauthentic. not quite ready to be president. now when he makes these gaffes one after the other, rem any sent of what was said about the 1960s, many republicans are asking themselves now about the romney campaign. is there anybody that ca
the sleeper issue is foreign policy and national security stuff. to have made comments that blunt and reckless about the palestini palestinian/israeli peace process, to come out while the embassy was still being attacked, and to have displayed, nobody has been talking about this at all today, but to display basic ignorance about nuclear national security in terms of a nuclear bomb and a dirty bomb in the context of iran, i feel like that stuff makes me hyper ventilate a little bit about this...
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because right now look, most voters are not voting on foreign policy. this is a domestic policy election. there's a limited amount of currency that theomney campaign c get fro foreign di i interested in so their one -- >> foreign policy is an important subject, regardless of whether the american public is vote on it. jonathan, there's something about the optics of seeing the president and first lady on "the view" talking about chris stevens and not meeting with worl leaders and noteeting with lears iidea ater o great change and, you know, what did you make of that in terms of the message that sends? >> well, look, i agree that the libya question, the libya ise, is a vulnerability, like the spelling bee -- it'sefuio another rd as well. >> here's the problem republicans have in terms of the optics question about the president being on "the view." mitt and ann romney were on "kly and michael," ann romney is going to be on leno tonight or in the coming days. gu the esidt m should be meeting with world leaders, not looking presidential when your own republic
because right now look, most voters are not voting on foreign policy. this is a domestic policy election. there's a limited amount of currency that theomney campaign c get fro foreign di i interested in so their one -- >> foreign policy is an important subject, regardless of whether the american public is vote on it. jonathan, there's something about the optics of seeing the president and first lady on "the view" talking about chris stevens and not meeting with worl leaders and...
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what's pathetic is the current administration's foreign policy. what we have the situation going on now in the middle east, is the result of weakness from the obama administration. they seem to be under the mistaken notion that strength is provocative when, in fact, weakness is provocative. he's shown weakness on many fronts during the past three and a half years. weakness apologizing for america, whispers of flexibility to his russian leaders and inability to stand in and stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. that's weakness on the part of this administration and that makes us vulnerable in the eyes of other people in the world. we need a leader like mitt romney and paul ryan who will get in and demonstrate america's excellence and be a shining city on the hill across the world. >> when you have mitt romney endorsing all of the president's foreign policy to what he's doing in afghanistan to iran where he can't articulate any real difference in what he would do different from a policy standpoint, i think you can see why romney has had so much
what's pathetic is the current administration's foreign policy. what we have the situation going on now in the middle east, is the result of weakness from the obama administration. they seem to be under the mistaken notion that strength is provocative when, in fact, weakness is provocative. he's shown weakness on many fronts during the past three and a half years. weakness apologizing for america, whispers of flexibility to his russian leaders and inability to stand in and stop iran from...
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policy over the last three and a half years and it's interesting, andrea, to see that foreign policy has made a real comeback, right in the heart of this political campgn right now, everything from the middle east crises to the in pemh elnd wh us, and, of course, china as a scapegoat for both candidates really, and i think it's important that we continue this discussion of foreign policy as the debates approach over the next month. >> exactly. mo,ndt same tanyahu arrin podium where iran's president was today. how does he inject himself into the campaign or combat the iranian threats and rhetoric? >> i think prime minister nenyahis amarty,as a real responsibility as he will do, obviously, to take these charges by ahmadinejad seriously. if you're an israeliiven israeli and jewish history you cannot disregard the leader of a foreign country who routinely, not just once or twice, sa he want to wipe ilff theap of world. so prime minister netanyahu has an opportunity tomorrow which i'm sure he'll take to be a strong advocate for his country, stand up for israel, he can count on the united
policy over the last three and a half years and it's interesting, andrea, to see that foreign policy has made a real comeback, right in the heart of this political campgn right now, everything from the middle east crises to the in pemh elnd wh us, and, of course, china as a scapegoat for both candidates really, and i think it's important that we continue this discussion of foreign policy as the debates approach over the next month. >> exactly. mo,ndt same tanyahu arrin podium where iran's...
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so i've executed on my foreign policy, and it's one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> alex, what's he trying to do there? >> well, first i think what the president is trying to do is, you know, there's been a very consistent critique of his performance on foreign policy from the right, that the obama administration has not been supportive enough of allies like israel, has not been assertive enough with iran. what obama's trying to do is claim a sort of aggressive middle ground that would force romney in order to make that criticism of the white house, would force romney to take some positions that are just a little bit out of step with where americans are. americans, after iraq and afghanistan, there is a sense, i think, there's not a huge appetite for more military action overseas. >> it is fascinating that we're talking so much about foreign affairs. i think a place we did not expect to be at this point in the campaign. let me go back to the domestic affairs. erin, y
so i've executed on my foreign policy, and it's one that the american people largely agree with. so, you know, if governor romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so. >> alex, what's he trying to do there? >> well, first i think what the president is trying to do is, you know, there's been a very consistent critique of his performance on foreign policy from the right, that the obama administration has not been supportive enough of allies like israel, has...
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policy and how to keep ameri safe. he'sakenerroristff t battlefield, including osama bin laden. he's ended the war in iraq and strengthened our relationships around the world. mitt romney would go back to the cowboy diplomacy that got us into many of the problems t president facewheneam into offense. >> i want to play you poart of mr. romney's speech. take a listen. >> egypt now with the muslim brotherhood president, pakista hily tmu tu with us. >> pakistan, highly tumultuous. >> sounds like he didn't get far into his briefing on pakistan. imean, of course, pakistan, afghanistan, that area of the e idhaus o know, is an area tt he's taken a number of terrorists off the battlefield. >> tumultuous? it's going to be tumultuous tonight at the ravens game against the cleveland browns. that's tultuous. pakistan is ltus? >> mitt romney just about every time he appears in public he shows how ill prepared he is to be president or commander in ief. we saw last week and continue to see how he has no concept of standing foup are th
policy and how to keep ameri safe. he'sakenerroristff t battlefield, including osama bin laden. he's ended the war in iraq and strengthened our relationships around the world. mitt romney would go back to the cowboy diplomacy that got us into many of the problems t president facewheneam into offense. >> i want to play you poart of mr. romney's speech. take a listen. >> egypt now with the muslim brotherhood president, pakista hily tmu tu with us. >> pakistan, highly tumultuous....
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he has a strong foreign policy team. so we're going to keep moving forward and keep doing what we have to do to make sure on the international affairs front we stay on top of things and we're ready for whatever might come next. >> brent coalberg. barack obama communications director. >>> coming up, the former governor of alaska has some advice for the current gop ticket, a mix of rebellion and religion. what spal sn saying now and later we'll look at how historic television moments can change the political landscape is an instant and how it may happen again this year. >>> and the what's the third one there, let's see? >> the back story behind the flub heard round the world. that and more straight ahead. capella university understands businesses are trying to come back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella u
he has a strong foreign policy team. so we're going to keep moving forward and keep doing what we have to do to make sure on the international affairs front we stay on top of things and we're ready for whatever might come next. >> brent coalberg. barack obama communications director. >>> coming up, the former governor of alaska has some advice for the current gop ticket, a mix of rebellion and religion. what spal sn saying now and later we'll look at how historic television...
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anna marie, while romney is accusing the president of being callous on foreign policy, he, himself, is remarkably cold on the question of health care. when asked about his plan for the uninsured, take a listen to this, anna marie. >> we do provide care for people who don't have insurance, people -- if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die. we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care and different states have different ways of providing for that care. >> that's the most expensive way to do it. in the morning room. >> again, different states have different ways of doing that. >> anna marie, didn't romney himself blame emergency room costs for the one reason for why he wanted to introduce the individual mandate in massachusetts? >> that is the primary reason one has an individual mandate and universal care is to prevent people from using the emergency room as their primary care center. costs in the energy room are three, four, five times as much as they would be for a walk-in. people don't often know that. people delay g
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i think it's hard to argue that a foreign policy event coming this late in the campaign is going to trump the white house. >> we want to go to some early voting nowing going with you and the dnc, kicked off their early voting bus tour in iowa. ohio residents, they can start early voting day after tomorrow in ohio. it seems like the democrats have an early ground game this morning. >> it seems that republicans on election day, it could be as much as 40% of the electorate that weighs in before actually election day. it's one of the interesting parts of this campaign is figuring out if it's going to change the message, if it's going to change the message of the campaign. it's going to be more states and more people than it has been, in both absen tent and voting than it has been -- >> i do want to take a look at your latest article which is titled, if obama wins, what changes for a second term? what are your conclusions? >> there will be wholesale change, all of the cabinet will be gone, much of the white house staff and so the president will have an opportunity really for a fresh start. the
i think it's hard to argue that a foreign policy event coming this late in the campaign is going to trump the white house. >> we want to go to some early voting nowing going with you and the dnc, kicked off their early voting bus tour in iowa. ohio residents, they can start early voting day after tomorrow in ohio. it seems like the democrats have an early ground game this morning. >> it seems that republicans on election day, it could be as much as 40% of the electorate that weighs...
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i would argue mitt romney has not used this opportunity to sell himself well in terms of foreign policy but the white house and the position it finds itself, doubling back from comments made earlier about this being just the result of, you know, widespread reactionary protests and not a preplanned attack by al qaeda. >> listen, i mean if we are to believe robert gibbs that they are just learning information now about what happened, then that raises questions about what kind of security -- security -- what kind of intelligence we had. why didn't we know that this was going to happen beforehand. i think these are totally legitimate questions. i feel like we should have -- we should ask the questions why wasn't there better security at the consulate, better intelligence than this happening and ask the broader questions what are our overall objections in libya and egypt. we can quibbliist with whether these are bumps in the road and what he meant by that. do we want to be catering these countries to democracy. do we have an obligation to make sure they don't elect someone from the muslim br
i would argue mitt romney has not used this opportunity to sell himself well in terms of foreign policy but the white house and the position it finds itself, doubling back from comments made earlier about this being just the result of, you know, widespread reactionary protests and not a preplanned attack by al qaeda. >> listen, i mean if we are to believe robert gibbs that they are just learning information now about what happened, then that raises questions about what kind of security --...
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topping our political headlines, mitt romney going after president obama on foreign policy today. in his weekly podcast, romney said the president is fumbling his response to events in the middle east. >> this week, when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. that casual assessment of shocking events reveals that the president really doesn't understand the gravity of the challenges that we face in the broader middle east. >> meanwhile, the obama campaign is out with a new ad, it takes aim at romney's experience at bain capital, spotlighting workers who said they lost their jobs because governor romney was more concerned about short-term profits than creating jobs. >> people need to know what mitt romney did to miriam, indiana, in 1994. >> you don't just come in and take everything everybody's got and destroy a business. i mean, that's what they did. >> when you take away all the good-paying jobs such as we had here at gst steel in kansas city, the middle class is going to be
topping our political headlines, mitt romney going after president obama on foreign policy today. in his weekly podcast, romney said the president is fumbling his response to events in the middle east. >> this week, when president obama was asked about the recent disruption and chaos and violence in the middle east, he said that these were merely bumps in the road. that casual assessment of shocking events reveals that the president really doesn't understand the gravity of the challenges...
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policy. visit progressive.com today. >>> we are discussing the supreme court's docket in whether they are going to strike down affirmative action in arguments they will hear wednesday. barbara, this is a case you have spent time on. >> yes. >> what do you think? >> this is a case that is coming from the fifth circuit, of all circui circuits, this is not a quote, liberal circuit. this is a very conservative circuit court that upheld this plan. if there's ever a plan the court should like is this plan. >> texas, the texas legislature voted for the plan. the conservative appellate court, the region in the south upheld it. >> when it was adopted, 79% of all classes at the university of texas austin had either no african-americans in the class or one. it was really a question about academic diversity and expression. it's important to look at this plan. this plan has no set asides, no added points. it had individual consideration. it's you know, race is one of several, several factors. languages sp
policy. visit progressive.com today. >>> we are discussing the supreme court's docket in whether they are going to strike down affirmative action in arguments they will hear wednesday. barbara, this is a case you have spent time on. >> yes. >> what do you think? >> this is a case that is coming from the fifth circuit, of all circui circuits, this is not a quote, liberal circuit. this is a very conservative circuit court that upheld this plan. if there's ever a plan...
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so far they feel very confident in their foreign policy and they're saying national security is one of their biggest strengths. >> okay. felicia, here's john kerry. he signed a letter with other senate intelligence committee members for more info on the libya matter. take a listen to this. >> the republicans are working overtime to try to exploit a very normal, run of the course, administrative letter that we agreed to on a bipartisan basis in our committee, simply to get some additional questions put in front of the state department. >> he goes on to say it's all political now. i mean, is this going to become a campaign issue? >> absolutely. you're already seeing it become a big issue on the campaign. particularly on the republican side. of course. the problem, though, is that the house and the senate both adjourned for the rest of this year, up until after the election, earlier this month, and so if this is going to be an issue that republicans wield against the obama ticket it's going to be one that they're going to have to do on the campaign trail. now, that spelled a problem for m
so far they feel very confident in their foreign policy and they're saying national security is one of their biggest strengths. >> okay. felicia, here's john kerry. he signed a letter with other senate intelligence committee members for more info on the libya matter. take a listen to this. >> the republicans are working overtime to try to exploit a very normal, run of the course, administrative letter that we agreed to on a bipartisan basis in our committee, simply to get some...
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take a look at foreign policy. 49% now approve of the president's handling of foreign policy. 46% disapprove. if you look at the numbers from august, 54% approved and 40% disapproved. so that's a big thing for president obama and it is clear the unrest in the middle east, the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans certainly taking its toll on this administration. one more concern if you look for the number of voters who are up for grabs, 28% right now are favoring mitt romney. 25% barack obama. again, both campaigns expecting these numbers to go up and down between now and election day. >> all right. kristen welker at the white house, thanks so much. mark mckinnon, mayor brown, matt miller, i'll ask you to stay with us. i want to show everybody these shots of the space shuttle "endeavour" making its way to houston after two days of rain delays from leaving florida. it was able to take off successfully this morning. now it's off to houston. this is just a pit stop there. because it is going to be eventually working its way across the country to the california science cent
take a look at foreign policy. 49% now approve of the president's handling of foreign policy. 46% disapprove. if you look at the numbers from august, 54% approved and 40% disapproved. so that's a big thing for president obama and it is clear the unrest in the middle east, the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans certainly taking its toll on this administration. one more concern if you look for the number of voters who are up for grabs, 28% right now are favoring mitt...
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as we were talking about earlier, the issue of foreign policy only helps the president. even if there was something there that might be cloudy, at the end of the day he is the hero and governor romney does not have that experience. he was a governor. at least if you're a congressman, you can sigh i served on the foreign service committee. that is his achilles heel. >> even if he was a governor in a state like new york that had the sort of 9/11 experience, but in this context, in massachusetts, certainly -- >> or alaska where you can see russia. >> dig that one back up. >> they can see your dna by looking. >> two problems that mitt romney had or has in all of this, one is that basically as you're saying, if he had waited three days, this would be a completely different story because there are serious questions here for the president, for the state department, for the administration to answer. but basically, mitt romney gave president obama cover on this. so he's got the bin laden kill, but he's got this. the second thing is, both of you just said, yes, this campaign is ab
as we were talking about earlier, the issue of foreign policy only helps the president. even if there was something there that might be cloudy, at the end of the day he is the hero and governor romney does not have that experience. he was a governor. at least if you're a congressman, you can sigh i served on the foreign service committee. that is his achilles heel. >> even if he was a governor in a state like new york that had the sort of 9/11 experience, but in this context, in...
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, trade policy and foreign policy with china, and not necessarily because of that every candidate is lying or they're sellouts but because it's an incredibly complicated relationship. what's going to be different about a relationship with china if barack obama is elected versus mitt romney right after we take this commercial break. [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number
, trade policy and foreign policy with china, and not necessarily because of that every candidate is lying or they're sellouts but because it's an incredibly complicated relationship. what's going to be different about a relationship with china if barack obama is elected versus mitt romney right after we take this commercial break. [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less?...
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i think obama has done pretty well on foreign policy pip don't think he's made bad calls. you can argue about it, but he's made tough calls on using these drones. he's had to kill a lot of people. he's been tough-minded about it. my guess is that eisenhower would have approved of the job that obama's done so far. i think romney, you know, he's never been president. how do you know? being governor of massachusetts doesn't really prepare few your that. romney seems to be a pretty sober-minded guy. he has reasonably good judgment as far as we can tell as a businessman. it's hard to know. the thing about the presidency is until you are president, you don't know. nothing really prepares you for it. >> thank you so much. appreciate your time this sunday afternoon. >> thank you, craig. >>> and part of a bridge collapse during 405 construction. is carmageddon a sequel for california drivers? is. >>> plus a lot of new polls are out. we're checking who's in the lead in ohio and iowa. we'll bring it to you on the other side of this break. you're watching msnbc, in case you hadn't hea
i think obama has done pretty well on foreign policy pip don't think he's made bad calls. you can argue about it, but he's made tough calls on using these drones. he's had to kill a lot of people. he's been tough-minded about it. my guess is that eisenhower would have approved of the job that obama's done so far. i think romney, you know, he's never been president. how do you know? being governor of massachusetts doesn't really prepare few your that. romney seems to be a pretty sober-minded...
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mitt romney did not mention the issue of foreign policy in his closing statement at the foreign policy debate last night. this is not his field. and he's not pretending that it is. he doesn't want it to be his field. nobody has perfect foresight about what their presidency is going to be like. what they are going to have the option of working on or not working on. but the pressing nature of this issue now is not that it's hypothetical. it's about seeing what's going on right now. we are still actively coping with one of the foreign policy disasters left over from the last time a guy said he didn't want to work on this as an issue. if you take the issue of afghanistan, which you'll have to take on if you want to be president, this was the republican nominee's position on afghanistan right up until last night. >> in afghanistan the surge was right. but announcing a withdrawal date, that was wrong. the taliban may not have watches, but they do have calendars. >> the biggest mistake he's made in afghanistan for one, announcing a specific date that we would withdrew. >> this president annou
mitt romney did not mention the issue of foreign policy in his closing statement at the foreign policy debate last night. this is not his field. and he's not pretending that it is. he doesn't want it to be his field. nobody has perfect foresight about what their presidency is going to be like. what they are going to have the option of working on or not working on. but the pressing nature of this issue now is not that it's hypothetical. it's about seeing what's going on right now. we are still...
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but the fact is he's shown a lot of results, and then when you look at foreign policy, i know we're in -- an intractable situation in afghanistan, but the reality is the reputation of the united states, around the world, has improved immeasurably. he's going to the g-20 summit. they're all going to listen to him. they take him seriously, which was not the case in the last eight years with push. we're getting out of iraq, and we're going to figure out what to to with afghanistan, too -- what to do with afghanistan, too, even though it's one of the most difficult foreign policy con undra that any administration has faced. >> and jim van de high, he's giving a speech. the legislative trick victory coming up next week on wall street which everybody's going to support, looks like an energy buzz, good shot between now and election day because of the concern about we've got to do some being current energy need and long-term nodes. yet we've got the atmospherics of a weak economy and the oil spill. how do you put it together? is it better this he got this done than not? all that he's gotten do
but the fact is he's shown a lot of results, and then when you look at foreign policy, i know we're in -- an intractable situation in afghanistan, but the reality is the reputation of the united states, around the world, has improved immeasurably. he's going to the g-20 summit. they're all going to listen to him. they take him seriously, which was not the case in the last eight years with push. we're getting out of iraq, and we're going to figure out what to to with afghanistan, too -- what to...
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bush's foreign policy. >> you're right. he has continued many of the policies george bush had. >> the worst in the history of american presidency, according to you. >> you can't complain. >> i wasn't. i was laying out -- >> after we hear what they have to say -- i mean, i hope they get into immigration and climate change as national security issues. but looking at the questions that came from actual voters last night, one was on foreign policy. just one. which i think is indicative of the fact, this is not what people really care about this election. this is not what they're focused on. 90 minutes of foreign policy, yes, it's important but i just don't see this debate getting the ratings or being as pivotal as the first two have been because the topics are not what voters are paying attention to. >> i'm really excited. >> i think there's a potential problem here for obama. romney doesn't want to talk too much about foreign policy but you saw in that poll we had earlier about who won the economy debate last night. romney got
bush's foreign policy. >> you're right. he has continued many of the policies george bush had. >> the worst in the history of american presidency, according to you. >> you can't complain. >> i wasn't. i was laying out -- >> after we hear what they have to say -- i mean, i hope they get into immigration and climate change as national security issues. but looking at the questions that came from actual voters last night, one was on foreign policy. just one. which i...
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will people -- will voters around the country care about foreign policy matters come november? i think that's a question that the romney camp and the obama camp have to ask themselves. president obama obviously has some victories that he can trump, obviously killing bin laden at the number one point on that list. mitt romney's trying to go after him on other chings, china, relations with china, israel, as we mentioned. a very sweeping speech, powerful speech delivered by mitt romney and got some warm applause from the vfw veterans here today. >> ron mott, thank you so much. mitt romney headed to poland and israel. i misspoke, i said the czech republic. i want to dri in andrea mitchell who also heard the speech. that was a wide range -- wide ranging speech there. he did not mention syria at all. >> and in fact, it was a wide-ranging attack on president obama calling him an apologist. yet at the same time mitt romney is yet to be specific, think is the pushback you'll get from the white house, he has not been specific about what exactly he would do with iran and the sanctions tha
will people -- will voters around the country care about foreign policy matters come november? i think that's a question that the romney camp and the obama camp have to ask themselves. president obama obviously has some victories that he can trump, obviously killing bin laden at the number one point on that list. mitt romney's trying to go after him on other chings, china, relations with china, israel, as we mentioned. a very sweeping speech, powerful speech delivered by mitt romney and got...
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we're talking about the foreign policy bit of this. this is all very eerily reminiscent in 1992 when george h.w. bush wanted to talk policy while bill clinton ate his lunch on it. >> so you believe in the auto bailout moment there last night that governor romney ate president obama's lunch on the auto bailout? >> in the first presidential debate, absolutely. it was all about the economy. >> we're talking about last night. you told me that foreign policy, while important, your guy's "a" game is the economy and at every opportunity, both tried to figure out a way to pre bring in the economy. the big point of the economy in ohio is the auto bailout. people right now might be on their lunch break watching who have a job because of that auto bailout, and you believe the presentation from governor romney last night was fact and not an airbrushing attempt to get them to vote and i was behind this? >> i think the proof is in the pudding. just today in response to all of this, just today president obama put out a new economic plan less than two
we're talking about the foreign policy bit of this. this is all very eerily reminiscent in 1992 when george h.w. bush wanted to talk policy while bill clinton ate his lunch on it. >> so you believe in the auto bailout moment there last night that governor romney ate president obama's lunch on the auto bailout? >> in the first presidential debate, absolutely. it was all about the economy. >> we're talking about last night. you told me that foreign policy, while important, your...
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foreign policy. >> at the same time, chris, though, you have rich williams, we interviewed the other day, telling "the washington post" today under a president romney, this whatever this is, the protests would not have happened, you've got people experienced people like steve hadley, bob zellick, supposedly the transition adviser, for foreign policy, being completely shut out of these conversations, and instead, a very small group of people who are from -- more from the neocon wing of the republican party surrounding him and advising him on how to handle this. >> i think what the problem broadly here is, andrea, mitt romney, his expertise exists in domestic policy and in particular economic policy where he is most animated, his base, his long-time experience is. his experience is less so in foreign policy. as a result, this happens with every politician, all have somewhere where they know a lot about and some they know less about. he is probably more willing to listen to a small group of people and n
foreign policy. >> at the same time, chris, though, you have rich williams, we interviewed the other day, telling "the washington post" today under a president romney, this whatever this is, the protests would not have happened, you've got people experienced people like steve hadley, bob zellick, supposedly the transition adviser, for foreign policy, being completely shut out of these conversations, and instead, a very small group of people who are from -- more from the neocon...
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it was a debate designed to focus on foreign policy. the two candidates did their best to steer the conversation back to the economy and domestic policy as much as they could get away with. >> we've got to make sure we reduce our deficit. unfortunately, governor romney's plan doesn't do it. >> when it comes to our economy here at home, i know what it takes to create 12 million new jobs. >> what we've done is reformed education, 46 states. >> we have to have training programs that work for our workers and schools that finally put the parents andeachers and the kids first. >> let me get back to foreign policy. i can just get back -- >> about halfway through the debate candidates, both of them, seemed to hijack it back to the economy. perhaps the most important exchange of the night wasn't about foreign policy. it was another clash over the issue the president hopes will win him ohio, the auto bailout. romney took the president's bait on this one, clearly believing he needs to litigate this issue if he's going to move voters in toledo and
it was a debate designed to focus on foreign policy. the two candidates did their best to steer the conversation back to the economy and domestic policy as much as they could get away with. >> we've got to make sure we reduce our deficit. unfortunately, governor romney's plan doesn't do it. >> when it comes to our economy here at home, i know what it takes to create 12 million new jobs. >> what we've done is reformed education, 46 states. >> we have to have training...
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we're talking about foreign policy. >> yeah, but tone is a form of -- it's a part and parcel of foreign policy. if the demonstrators in egypt in tahrir square thought we were not on the side of the muk rab or one side or other, it has a dramatic impact what's going on on the ground there. that's what governor romney is talking about. there is an important in the tone of leadership to the table. >> i think chris and bob's faces say it all. let me get michael in on this one. michael, a lot of people say the daily gallup tracking poll. there's a close there. they blame the media for continues to talk about the president's gaffe and maybe "snl" for keeping the jokes alive about it. this week in los angeles the president discussed his performance slightly had in the debate, and he talked about the american people pushing him forward, the same that backed him in 2008. let me play what he said. >> everybody here is incredible policies, great friends, and they perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> all right. that's the president last night, michael. what do you m
we're talking about foreign policy. >> yeah, but tone is a form of -- it's a part and parcel of foreign policy. if the demonstrators in egypt in tahrir square thought we were not on the side of the muk rab or one side or other, it has a dramatic impact what's going on on the ground there. that's what governor romney is talking about. there is an important in the tone of leadership to the table. >> i think chris and bob's faces say it all. let me get michael in on this one. michael,...
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mitt romney's playing politics with foreign policy. tonight's debate topic is foreign policy, an area where the president has proven himself time and time again. it's a different story for governor romney. he stumbled on international affairs throughout this campaign. and he has shown an unsteady hand on the tragedy in libya. unsteady and highly political. just hours after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, mr. romney rushed out a statement in which he accused the president of, quote, sympathizing with those who waged the attack. of course that was blatantly political. republicans cooked up a dishonest talking point, claiming officials created a coverup on the attack by initially leaking the libya attack to protests over an anti muslim video. >> i don't think that they should have sent their u.n. ambassador out five days later to say that this was from a spontaneous mob reacting to a youtube video. >> i think you need to ask yourself, why didn't we know five days lat
mitt romney's playing politics with foreign policy. tonight's debate topic is foreign policy, an area where the president has proven himself time and time again. it's a different story for governor romney. he stumbled on international affairs throughout this campaign. and he has shown an unsteady hand on the tragedy in libya. unsteady and highly political. just hours after ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, mr. romney rushed...
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he does that on domestic policy and on foreign policy. when he does than in foreign policy, he can do it. domestic policy, all of a sudden, he runs into these jerks in congress. >> indeed. defense secretary robert gates argued to the end the gates intervention in libya fearing a stalemate. but president obama took what could be described as a moral and humanitarian approach. did he do that because he was mindful of what happened with president clinton in rwanda, where we know a genocide occurred. i went to rwanda. i walked into a church where there were 326 dead bodies as a result of nobody intervening. was that what was in president obama's mind? >> that's exactly what it was. he had put key advisers around him, susan rice, hillary clinton herself, who were seared by the rwanda experience, as you described it. this sort of failure of the west to act. and the president was very interested in these things himself, and when he had an opportunity to say, look, i get what you're saying, secretary gates. like, libya may not be a vital national
he does that on domestic policy and on foreign policy. when he does than in foreign policy, he can do it. domestic policy, all of a sudden, he runs into these jerks in congress. >> indeed. defense secretary robert gates argued to the end the gates intervention in libya fearing a stalemate. but president obama took what could be described as a moral and humanitarian approach. did he do that because he was mindful of what happened with president clinton in rwanda, where we know a genocide...
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today president obama and governor romney hit the trail for the last time before monday's foreign policy debate in boca raton. when the candidates leave florida tuesday there will be just 14 days left in this race, folks. romney, paul, ryan, even ann romney campaigned in the sunshine state. the vice president will stump in florida as well. president obama holds a rally in fairfax, virginia, before leaving for camp david where he's doing his foreign policy debate prep this weekend. florida is to romney what ohio is to the president. it's a state that the campaign believes they are going to win, but also view as a must-win. it's not an accident that for the first time romney is doing his debate prep in a swing state rather than at home. they'll prepare in del ray beach near west palm. on monday night the candidates will clash once again on the administration's handling of the september 11th attack in benghazi. and this morning the associated press has been reporting that will drive that debate. the cia station chief in libya reported to washington, the cia in washington -- probably more ac
today president obama and governor romney hit the trail for the last time before monday's foreign policy debate in boca raton. when the candidates leave florida tuesday there will be just 14 days left in this race, folks. romney, paul, ryan, even ann romney campaigned in the sunshine state. the vice president will stump in florida as well. president obama holds a rally in fairfax, virginia, before leaving for camp david where he's doing his foreign policy debate prep this weekend. florida is to...
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policy last night but also on domestic policy the dirty little secret of foreign policy in particular is continuity. there's a lot of countntinuity between obama and romney and a lot between obama and george w. bush, drone strikes and the way we got out of iraq. >> he doesn't want to talk about that. >> guantanamo is still -- >> that's the nature of foreign policy. i think romney took advantage of that somewhat, you know, last night. obama wanted a slug fest on these issues. i think that romney ended up clenching him a lot as you would in a fight and i think that -- the president was left to accuse romney of being a flip flopper, but if he changed he was changing to positions that were more sustainable and popular. and more mainstream in some ways and that i think ends up to his advantage. that is the nature of the foreign policy debates. >> now about turnout and early voting. sure and look, i actually think a lot of talk about momentum in this race where the momentum is and isn't. the race has returned to where it with you before the conventions. >> i agree with that. >> i told some
policy last night but also on domestic policy the dirty little secret of foreign policy in particular is continuity. there's a lot of countntinuity between obama and romney and a lot between obama and george w. bush, drone strikes and the way we got out of iraq. >> he doesn't want to talk about that. >> guantanamo is still -- >> that's the nature of foreign policy. i think romney took advantage of that somewhat, you know, last night. obama wanted a slug fest on these issues. i...
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talking about foreign policy is great. this election is decided by the economy. >> let's talk about what happened yesterday on "the view." ann romney was asked about abortion. she discussed her views and that of her husband. let's listen to that. >> the good news is i'm not running for office and i don't have to say what i feel. i'm pro-life. i'm happy to say that. mitt has always been a pro-life person. when he ran as a pro-choice. >> so we'll throw up poll numbers here. what's your response to that in terms of whether or not that's going to win over the female vote? >> i mean, i think it's incredible actually that mitt romney -- he's sort of testing the proposition you can run this far right primary campaign in which you are signing onto an agenda that includes eviscera eviscerating women's rights when it comes to their own bodies and say i didn't mean that. what ann romney described. there's a difference saying i'm personally pro-life but i don't feel i should let my personal beliefs govern other people which is the joe
talking about foreign policy is great. this election is decided by the economy. >> let's talk about what happened yesterday on "the view." ann romney was asked about abortion. she discussed her views and that of her husband. let's listen to that. >> the good news is i'm not running for office and i don't have to say what i feel. i'm pro-life. i'm happy to say that. mitt has always been a pro-life person. when he ran as a pro-choice. >> so we'll throw up poll numbers...
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it's foreign policy. that's not uncommon in a presidential race. we saw 2004 when joe lieberman tried this. domestic policy, he had differences. it's tough to do that. that is a way. there is no question, in a general election con tegs, this president has taken off issues from the table that republicans have used in recent years against democrats. ie, they're week on national security. that's a tougher case to make. >> this morning -- >> john mccain, that was the key line of attack. >> this morning on the "today" show, that was pointed out to senator mccain by ms. guthrie. >> what happened to her? >> she used to be on a popular morning show. >> i don't know where she is. mccain's answer was yeah, but, he's pulling troops too fast from iraq and he didn't like afghanistan. which by the way, that wouldn't be popular in this republican primary. >> here's what's hard. the nuanced argument of moammar gadhafi is dead or osama bin laden is dead. >> you know, like, yes, you have talked about this on your show. lib
it's foreign policy. that's not uncommon in a presidential race. we saw 2004 when joe lieberman tried this. domestic policy, he had differences. it's tough to do that. that is a way. there is no question, in a general election con tegs, this president has taken off issues from the table that republicans have used in recent years against democrats. ie, they're week on national security. that's a tougher case to make. >> this morning -- >> john mccain, that was the key line of attack....
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senator mccain blasted the general for defending the president's feckless foreign policy. then these comments by john sununu, a co-chair of the romney campaign. >> when you take a look at colin paul, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he has a slightly different for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> later, the former governor tried to walk back those remarks reading, quote, colin paul is a friend and i respect the endorsement decision he made and i do not doubt it was based on anything but his support of the president's policies. >> okay. good morning, america. >>> still ahead on "way too early," a rough start for the tigers. mike barnacle, detroit is now down two games to nothing to the giants. full highlights from last night's game. that's coming up next. >>> also looking at an east coast storm that's coming to the northeast. and we're all bracing for
senator mccain blasted the general for defending the president's feckless foreign policy. then these comments by john sununu, a co-chair of the romney campaign. >> when you take a look at colin paul, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he has a slightly different for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states,...
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but foreign policy does play a role. and as you guys were discussing, for a very long time, since the vietnam war, democrats were always seen as weak on national defense. and now all of a sudden, that has been turned. it is worth noting mitt romney doesn't have a whole lot of foreign policy experience. he was a one-term former governor of massachusetts. >> how does he counter? you have marco rubio who is not, you know, oxley, i believe it was joe scarborough who said he doesn't have the resume to really get out there and talk about foreign policy. he is the front man at least for this week. so how does mitt romney downer these words coming from the vice president and we will hear from the president. >> mitt romney just needs to be able to cross a certain threshold. we saw barack obama who was then a candidate do that when he web on his european tour. he went to iraq. web to the middle east. for the people to see him on a national stage. you will have to see mitt romney do something similar to that. i would remind that yo
but foreign policy does play a role. and as you guys were discussing, for a very long time, since the vietnam war, democrats were always seen as weak on national defense. and now all of a sudden, that has been turned. it is worth noting mitt romney doesn't have a whole lot of foreign policy experience. he was a one-term former governor of massachusetts. >> how does he counter? you have marco rubio who is not, you know, oxley, i believe it was joe scarborough who said he doesn't have the...
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they're talking foreign policy. but should they be talking about the economy? live reports ahead. >>> early voting. many ballots already cast. where do we stand? we will talk with an expert in the field. >>> new unemployment numbers, they fell in 41 states and swing states either dropped or held steady. so what are the political implications? >> office politics is our morning joe team. their take on who has the advantage in the all-important female vote. >>> and a good morning to all of you, welcome to "weekends with alex witt," we're going to get to what's happening right now out there as we have 17 days until the election. and first we go to front page politics. this weekend both president obama and mitt romney are preparing for monday's third and final debate, with some contentious campaigning on friday. the president unleashed a new line of attacks during a rally in virginia saying governor romney has shifted his position on several key issues. >> he's changing up so much, and backtracking, and sidestepping. we've got a -- we've got a -- we've got to name t
they're talking foreign policy. but should they be talking about the economy? live reports ahead. >>> early voting. many ballots already cast. where do we stand? we will talk with an expert in the field. >>> new unemployment numbers, they fell in 41 states and swing states either dropped or held steady. so what are the political implications? >> office politics is our morning joe team. their take on who has the advantage in the all-important female vote. >>> and...
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. >>> coming up, new insight into mitt romney's foreign policy screwup. find out what that fund-raiser tape reveals about romney's real motives. we'll be right back. stay with us. his wealthy donors that he would take advantage of a foreign policy crisis. we'll look at his botched response to the libya crisis, next. >>> and later, senator sherrod brown of ohio joins me to discuss how ohio voters are reacting to mitt romney's 47% comments and so much more. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using #edshow. we're coming right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." there's a crucial section of the romney fund-raiser video that we need to point out now. there's something romney told a wealthy supporter back in may, actually plays directly into a deadly attack on the u.s. embassy in libya last week. pay attention to this one. it connects. one of the donors asked romney about ronald reagan and the iran hostage crisis during the carter administration. some analysts think that the crisis helped reagan beat president carter. so the donor asked
. >>> coming up, new insight into mitt romney's foreign policy screwup. find out what that fund-raiser tape reveals about romney's real motives. we'll be right back. stay with us. his wealthy donors that he would take advantage of a foreign policy crisis. we'll look at his botched response to the libya crisis, next. >>> and later, senator sherrod brown of ohio joins me to discuss how ohio voters are reacting to mitt romney's 47% comments and so much more. share your thoughts...
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he said foreign policy is an economic policy. he was a governor who didn't know much about foreign policy either, and that was the way he finessed it. he said it's a real concern out there in america, people talk about it all the time. romney started out the campaign as raising china as a domestic threat. it's an area where he may find some profit in foreign policy. but going to war all the time, i think people are kind of sick of that. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight. >>> coming up, mitt romney is getting a lot of advice on who to pick and not pick for hiss running mate. why joe scarborough says romney needs to stay away from marco rubio. and one of the republican candidates wants to rewrite one of his most memorable answers in the debate. it was the single stupidest thing that this individual did in the entire campaign, that's coming up. i went to a small high school. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him
he said foreign policy is an economic policy. he was a governor who didn't know much about foreign policy either, and that was the way he finessed it. he said it's a real concern out there in america, people talk about it all the time. romney started out the campaign as raising china as a domestic threat. it's an area where he may find some profit in foreign policy. but going to war all the time, i think people are kind of sick of that. >> thank you very much for joining me tonight....
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but foreign policy is something that's critically important given the current state of foreign policy where we have a leader now whose foreign policy has made us weak in the eye of the rest of the world whereas governor romney believe in peace through strength. >> all right. let's talk about the expectations here, karen. the game from both sides has kicked into high gear over the weekend. i want to remind everybody. take a listen. >> president obama's a very, he's a very gifted speaker. he's an experienced debater. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> we'd expected all along governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any other candidate in history. >> and i think for us to raise the expectations, he's got to do something spectacular. those things don't happen in debates anymore that there's a spectacular event or gaffe. they're too well rehearsed. >> in this week's debate president obama has a great deal to lose. romney's is the most difficult position. obama's is the most dangerous. does the president here
but foreign policy is something that's critically important given the current state of foreign policy where we have a leader now whose foreign policy has made us weak in the eye of the rest of the world whereas governor romney believe in peace through strength. >> all right. let's talk about the expectations here, karen. the game from both sides has kicked into high gear over the weekend. i want to remind everybody. take a listen. >> president obama's a very, he's a very gifted...
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and he is someone that the american people trust on foreign policy. so from just a pure political standpoint, this is not the ground that you want to be fighting on. >> let's listen to steve schmidt this morning on "morning joe," steve schmidt being the republican campaign manager of john mccain's campaign last time around. let's listen to steve. >> it was very serious mistake because we'r start to harden into concrete. people are evaluating now on a daily basis who has what it takes to be the next president in a challenging time, who has the right temperament, who has the right character? he fell short on that with that statement. >> ari, it seems that the romney campaign, if they couldn't see this moment the way steve just described it, the stakes that were in this moment, then they're on their way -- they're posed to make many more mistakes between now and election day. >> i think steve is talking about the appraisal that happens. you can learn a lot about a candidate during a crisis. so people will take this crisis, which is obviously very importa
and he is someone that the american people trust on foreign policy. so from just a pure political standpoint, this is not the ground that you want to be fighting on. >> let's listen to steve schmidt this morning on "morning joe," steve schmidt being the republican campaign manager of john mccain's campaign last time around. let's listen to steve. >> it was very serious mistake because we'r start to harden into concrete. people are evaluating now on a daily basis who has...
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polls show he won the foreign policy debate. this morning, the campaign handed out a 20-page booklet to reporters outlining an obama second term agenda and here's the ad they made to go with it. >> we're not there yet but we've made real progress and the last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years. making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing goal. boosting american made energy. reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> last night, the president was certainly aggressive. romney may have played it safe but made no major mistakes and his supporters also declared victory. analysts point out there's agreement on many key issues. on style, the president with zingers an pulled out the most quoted one when romney mentioned the navy. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. >> i think governor romney maybe hasn't spent time looking at how the military works. you mentioned navy, for example.
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. >>> turning to foreign policy, foreign policy is taking center stage today as mitt romney prepares to attack president obama's record. we'll have a preview and do our own reality check. >>> and join us tomorrow. we'll have a special olympic sized edition of "andrea mitchell reports" from 1:00 to 2:30. 90 minutes eastern time, of course. immediately followed by women's olympic soccer quarterfinals. that's tomorrow only right here on msnbc. occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antid
. >>> turning to foreign policy, foreign policy is taking center stage today as mitt romney prepares to attack president obama's record. we'll have a preview and do our own reality check. >>> and join us tomorrow. we'll have a special olympic sized edition of "andrea mitchell reports" from 1:00 to 2:30. 90 minutes eastern time, of course. immediately followed by women's olympic soccer quarterfinals. that's tomorrow only right here on msnbc. occasional constipation,...
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policy different from president -- how is your foreign policy different from president bush? >> i will be more situationally aware. the things i hear about libya, iraq, are the same things i heard out of the bush administration, 2004. everything is going well. this is just a few dead enders. you don't need end ramps and in 2004 falling apart. iraq is falling apart today. al qaeda has doubled in size, iran has more influence. learn from bush's mistakes. don't oversell to the american people. obama is describing -- there's a disconnect between the narrative that president obama is giving about the world in large and the reality. very similar to what happened in iraq. learn from bush's mistake, learn from obama's mistakes. be smart. listen to your commanders. don't oversell. >> but it does seem like you're calling for kaekt tactical, realistic foreign policy. >> i'm talk about a strategic change that says we will provide capacity to those who have the wilt to keep the fight over there. sometimes that's your moral voice, like in iran. sometimes it's economic aid. sometimes it's m
policy different from president -- how is your foreign policy different from president bush? >> i will be more situationally aware. the things i hear about libya, iraq, are the same things i heard out of the bush administration, 2004. everything is going well. this is just a few dead enders. you don't need end ramps and in 2004 falling apart. iraq is falling apart today. al qaeda has doubled in size, iran has more influence. learn from bush's mistakes. don't oversell to the american...
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. >>> coming up, new insight into mitt romney's foreign policy screwup. find out what that fund-raiser tape reveals about romney's real motives. we'll be right back. stay with us. ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you and your needs, then give you our best quote and our competitors'. you choose and save up to 70%. that could mean $250,000 of coverage for just $15 a m
. >>> coming up, new insight into mitt romney's foreign policy screwup. find out what that fund-raiser tape reveals about romney's real motives. we'll be right back. stay with us. ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve...
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he had stumble after stumble for foreign policy. he's run for president twice and it's not been his problem. the white house and state department did scramble to explain the president's suggestion that egypt is no longer a u.s. ally. a statement that got criticism yesterday from none other than jimmy carter. >> we ought to reach out a hand of friendship and encouragement to the egyptians and let them proceed in forming their own government. >> state department spokeswoman victoria newland did her best to explain why the president downgraded status. >> for the president's comments i'm going to send you to the white house. as a matter of fact and practice the word allally" generally is d with a treaty ally, which the fact of the matter we have a close and london standing partnership with the government of egypt. >> of course under that definition is israel an ally. israel is a treaty ally. couple of other things on this, by the way. expect the bodies of ambassador stevens and everybody coming back to the united states, don't be surpri
he had stumble after stumble for foreign policy. he's run for president twice and it's not been his problem. the white house and state department did scramble to explain the president's suggestion that egypt is no longer a u.s. ally. a statement that got criticism yesterday from none other than jimmy carter. >> we ought to reach out a hand of friendship and encouragement to the egyptians and let them proceed in forming their own government. >> state department spokeswoman victoria...
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romney's foreign policy is a moving target. that is a general saying from a military perspective almost exactly what the president said, that this man is all over the map and as steady as a drunk on new year's eve. >> the military men and women, as you know, do like a certain precision, and you get none from governor romney. but general powell is absolutely right. when you look at what romney was saying about iran, for example, before the debate versus what he said during the debate. during the debate he wants peace. he sounded buddhist almost in his desire for peace around the world. yet his rhetoric leading up to that, in fact, his rhetoric for years has been so bellicose. giving the green light to the israelis for a strike whenever they like against iran, just one example of this more belligerent attitu attitude. >> by the way, just to pick up on that, one thing he unveiled in the debate was this idea of prosecuting ahmadinejad, the iranian leader. >> for genocide. >> this from a party that doesn't believe in the internation
romney's foreign policy is a moving target. that is a general saying from a military perspective almost exactly what the president said, that this man is all over the map and as steady as a drunk on new year's eve. >> the military men and women, as you know, do like a certain precision, and you get none from governor romney. but general powell is absolutely right. when you look at what romney was saying about iran, for example, before the debate versus what he said during the debate....
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how big an asset will the foreign policy be? when the president acknowledged the fact of the matter is times are still tough for too many people and the recovery is not as robust as we would like. that's from the president thachlt brings us to a look at the battleground map since mitt romney became the presumtive nominee. president obama has a lead in the map. there are 231 votes in the democratic column ranging from solid blue state that is are likely or lean democratic. then 197 on the republican side that lean like we are solid. we have 110 electoral votes in the toss-up column. first, to the toss up based on polling and what we believe we know from the campaigns and their organization. we give a slight edge to the president in the toss-up states of colorado and pennsylvania. a slight edge to romney and the republicans in north carolina. that leaves us with four pure toss-ups. florida, nevada, ohio and virginia. when you look at that battleground map, the real challenge for mitt romney is two-fold. he's got to put more mid we
how big an asset will the foreign policy be? when the president acknowledged the fact of the matter is times are still tough for too many people and the recovery is not as robust as we would like. that's from the president thachlt brings us to a look at the battleground map since mitt romney became the presumtive nominee. president obama has a lead in the map. there are 231 votes in the democratic column ranging from solid blue state that is are likely or lean democratic. then 197 on the...